Ophelia's uncovered journal

Guilt and remorse seeps through my tender veins.

My dearest Hamlet's soul lays lost within

clouds of darkness and ill minded natures.

What has come about thy once gentle mind?

Oh how I long to unfold thy secrets,

like a blooming rose on a mild spring morn.

Let me in through the gates of thy lonesome heart.

Share with me thy unspoken songs of life.

Prove you have the same longing for me as

I built for thy upon our first exchange.

Hath you love for me like I have stowed deep

within my heart to share only with thee.
The powerful, all mighty Zeus can not

take from me the love I have saved for thee.

Dear Hamlet, my angel, how shall I live

without thy arms to protect me from this

cold daunting world? Like the heavens salvage

worthy souls, I wish to save thee from sorrow.

C0me back to me my one and only love.

Hamlet

Of the three films I liked the third version by Mike Almereyda the best. This modern interpretation gave me a clear idea of how all the characters felt and showed their reactions to Hamlet's father's death vividly. I thought Gertrude's character was better emphasized in this film then the other two. Her affection towards Claudius and the way she was constantly by his side and throwing herself on him shows her lack of concern for Hamlet's feelings. She seems to have completely moved on from the death of her husband and is simply an accessory for men. I favor this version of Hamlet over the others because I can relate to the modern settings and images. I also liked how the director chose to put Hamlet's soliloquy in his thoughts instead of having him say them allowed because it emphasizes Hamlet's inability to express his feelings to the word but more specifically his mother. Hearing his words in thoughts instead of him speaking them aloud made me realize that Hamlet had no one that he could speak to that would them understand how he feels about his mothers actions. Thus, this version Hamlet best appealed to me.